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Case Management in Primary Care for Frequent Users of Health Care Services: A Mixed Methods Study

Catherine Hudon, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Marie-France Dubois, Pasquale Roberge, Christine Loignon, Éric Tchouaket, Mireille Lambert, Émilie Hudon, Fatoumata Diadiou and Danielle Bouliane
The Annals of Family Medicine May 2018, 16 (3) 232-239; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2233
Catherine Hudon
1Département de médecine de famille et de médecine d’urgence, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
2Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
MD, PhD, CFPC
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Maud-Christine Chouinard
3Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
4Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
5Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne, Québec, Canada
RN, PhD
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Marie-France Dubois
6Département des sciences de la santé communautaire, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
PhD
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Pasquale Roberge
1Département de médecine de famille et de médecine d’urgence, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
2Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
PhD
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Christine Loignon
1Département de médecine de famille et de médecine d’urgence, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
PhD
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Éric Tchouaket
7Département des sciences infirmières, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Québec, Canada
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Mireille Lambert
3Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
MA
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Émilie Hudon
3Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
4Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
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Fatoumata Diadiou
3Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
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Danielle Bouliane
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vol. 16 no. 3 232-239
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2233
PubMed 
29760027

Published By 
The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication June 28, 2017
  • Revision received December 20, 2017
  • Accepted for publication January 19, 2018
  • Published online May 14, 2018.

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  1. Catherine Hudon, MD, PhD, CFPC1,2,
  2. Maud-Christine Chouinard, RN, PhD3,4,5,
  3. Marie-France Dubois, PhD6,
  4. Pasquale Roberge, PhD1,2,
  5. Christine Loignon, PhD1,
  6. Éric Tchouaket, PhD7,
  7. Mireille Lambert, MA3,
  8. Émilie Hudon, RN, MSc(c)3,4,
  9. Fatoumata Diadiou, MA(c)3 and
  10. Danielle Bouliane, MA3
  1. 1Département de médecine de famille et de médecine d’urgence, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
  2. 2Centre de recherche du Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
  3. 3Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada
  4. 4Département des sciences de la santé, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, Québec, Canada
  5. 5Centre de recherche de l’Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne, Québec, Canada
  6. 6Département des sciences de la santé communautaire, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
  7. 7Département des sciences infirmières, Université du Québec en Outaouais, Québec, Canada
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Catherine Hudon, MD, PhD, CFPC, Département de médecine de famille et de médecine d’urgence, Université de Sherbrooke, Pavillon, Z7-local 3007, 3001, 12e Ave Nord, Sherbrooke, Québec, J1H 5N4, Catherine.Hudon{at}usherbrooke.ca

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